Wedding Photos of Scene

The following “Scene” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Scene” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Albi, France, featuring a couple walking on a side rail over an industrial backdrop. The black and white image showcases a scene of bike racks on the sidewalk, beautifully highlighted by the photographer.
Engaging Couple in BW | Love in Albi: Dynamic Duo on Industrial Pathway
A couple effortlessly poses on a rooftop picnic scene overlooking the sprawling cityscape of Istanbul. Birds gracefully soar through the sky, adding an air of tranquility to the beautifully captured scene.
ROOFTOP ROMANCE | A breathtaking engagement portrait capturing Istanbul's majestic skyline
A couple beautifully composed in a black-and-white foliage scene at Rough Ridge in North Carolina. This engagement portrait captures a kiss between the couple against a wooden picket fence in Raleigh, NC.
A Romantic Kiss | A Stunning Black-and-White Foliage Engagement Portrait
In Rhone, France, at the Cour Dorée Event Venue, a wedding photo captures a couple in a sunflower field, with the groom hugging and kissing the bride from behind.
Golden Romance: A Captivating Rhone Wedding Photo in a Sunflower Field
In Kerfany, Finistère, a wedding photographer captured this award-winning image of a couple joining hands on a cliff overhang. The dramatic Breton cloudy sky adds to the emotion of the scene.
Cliffside Love: A Breathtaking Wedding Moment in Kerfany, Finistère
A wedding photographer captured a mesmerizing scene at the Santa Maria venue in Villefranque, France. By shooting from behind a giant screen, they captured both the beautiful scene and the screen in one stunning image.
Enchanted Elopement: Santa Maria's Hidden Love Magic in Villefranque
In Atlanta, Georgia, an enchanting scene unfolds as warm chandeliers hang overhead, casting a soft glow on the framed bride and groom in the distance.
ATLANTA WEDDING GLAMOUR: Capturing Timeless Beauty Amidst Twinkling Chandeliers and Awe-Inspiring Romance
Couple captured at sunset in picturesque Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Silhouetted against a colorful sky, their love is framed by the foliage, creating a romantic scene.
Wedding Love on Display: A Stunning Sunset Portrait in Manosque's Majestic Venue
A picturesque wedding photograph at Les mariés au coucher du Soleil captures a beautifully composed scene as the couple shares an intimate sunset kiss, illuminated from behind, emitting a sense of romance
Les mariés au coucher du Soleil: Capturing a Romantic Sunset Kiss in a Picturesque Wedding Photograph
A spectacular San Francisco wedding couple photograph from Northern California following heavy rain, then at dusk the bride and groom ventured down to the pond and a little off camera flash really made this scene dramatic
A spectacular San Francisco wedding couple photograph from Northern California following heavy rain, then at dusk the bride and groom ventured down to the pond and a little off camera flash really made this scene dramatic
World's most artistic and best wedding couple portraits from Glacier Park in BW with the brides dress blowing in the windy scene near a wind bent tree
World's most artistic and best wedding couple portraits from Glacier Park in BW with the brides dress blowing in the windy scene near a wind bent tree
Montpellier, France outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded Many cameras on the scene
Montpellier, France outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that has recorded Many cameras on the scene
View this creative Lookout Mountain wedding pic using A 360 panorama of the mountain of Colorado set the scene, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Golden, Colorado from the WPJA
View this creative Lookout Mountain wedding pic using A 360 panorama of the mountain of Colorado set the scene, which was a featured picture among the best wedding photography in Golden, Colorado from the WPJA
An upscale black and white Wyoming wedding couple portrait at the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone with the vast mountain scene behind the bride and groom
An upscale black and white Wyoming wedding couple portrait at the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone with the vast mountain scene behind the bride and groom
Maceió environmental engagement e-session - "The couple were very shy and one of the ways I found I could start the session was by composing this scene in a titanic style. I loved the contrast and it was one of the couple's favorite records"
Maceió environmental engagement e-session - The couple were very shy and one of the ways I found I could start the session was by composing this scene in a titanic style. I loved the contrast and it was one of the couple's favorite records
Peak District Pre Wedding Photoshoot looking like a Lion King Scene with future bride and Groom
Peak District Pre Wedding Photoshoot looking like a Lion King Scene with future bride and Groom
Luton Hoo, Hertfordshire black and white couple portrait. Photographer said: There was a piano in the corner of the tea-room. Largely in darkness, I used a softbox flash trigger to light the scene a little more but also to get more of a reflection
Luton Hoo, Hertfordshire black and white couple portrait. Photographer said: There was a piano in the corner of the tea-room. Largely in darkness, I used a softbox flash trigger to light the scene a little more but also to get more of a reflection
A couple lit and silhouetted beyond a scene of beachgoers at Ortigia Island, Sicily
A couple lit and silhouetted beyond a scene of beachgoers at Ortigia Island, Sicily
Harrisburg Engagement Portrait | Photographer: "It was a very overcast day and this area was on the backside of the building in total shade. I used a 1/4 CTO gel to help push the overall scene even more blue while correcting for the couple's skin tones"
Engagement Portrait Photography - It was a very overcast day and this area was on the backside of the building in total shade. I used a 1/4 CTO gel to help push the overall scene even more blue while correcting for the couple's skin tones
Photographer:"This rock formation is the staple of this park and the sky always has some incredible color around sunset. My assistant held a flash to help brighten the couple so I could darken down the rest of the scene and pull out the drama in the sky."
This rock formation is the staple of this park and the sky always has some incredible color around sunset. My assistant held a flash to help brighten the couple so I could darken down the rest of the scene and pull out the drama in the sky
Porto Engagement Couple Photography - Portrait contains: evening, kiss, lighting, street, scene, ambiance
Porto Engagement Couple Portrait with an evening kiss
Wedding day photography in the bedroom of the bride's house during preparative scene - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes photographer
the bedroom of the bride's house during preparative scene
Linwei District of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, the groom and groomsman are playing games with their relatives. They need to break the plastic film with their faces. The plastic film deforms the face and makes the scene laugh co
FACING THE CHALLENGE: Groomsmen Battle Plastic in Linwei District Wedding Games